Window-screen.



No. 745,201. PATENTED Now/.24, 1903. H. M. KREH & R. PARSONS.

, WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 24, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Fatented November 24,

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. KREH AND RICHMOND PARSONS, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

SCREEN.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,201, dated November 24, 1903.

Application filed March 24, 1903.

To all whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY M. KREH and RICHMOND PARSONS, citizens of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Window-Screens, of which the following is a specification.

Ourinvention consists of a window or insect screen which is provided with closures and guards for the spaces between the sides of the screen proper and the side stiles of a window-frame, so as to prevent the entrance of insects at said spaces, the construction being hereinafter described, and the novel features ofthe same set forth in the claims.

It also consists of novel means for connect- -ing said closure or guard with a casing on struction adapted for supporting the side closures or guards and adjusting the tension of the latter.

It also consists in providing the casing, as aforesaid, with a flat bottom, whereby it may be rested snug and well sustained on the bottom stile or sill and prevent shifting or displacement of said casing. 7

It also consists in providing said casing with ears of resilient nature and comparatively integral with said casing, the same being adapted to engage with attaching devices on the'window-frame and hold said casing in position.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of awindow or insect screen embodying our invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 represent views of detached members thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a piece of gauze or netting constituting the screen proper, the same being connected at one end with the spring-roller B, which latteris well known, for automatically winding the screen thereon and unwinding it therefrom. At the top of said piece is the rod or bar 0,

Serial No. 149,258. (No model!) with which is connected the eyes-D, the same being adapted to be fitted on the hooks E, the latter being attached to the bottom rail of the window-sash F, whereby when said sash is raised the screen follows the same, so as to be unwound from the roller B, and when the sash is lowered said screen is wound on said roller to the extent that the sash is moved, and thus the slack on the screen is'always taken up, while when the sash is raised the piece A prevents the entrance of insects, as usual in such case with open windows.

G designates a trough -like casing, which has a fiat bottom H, resting on the lower stile, one end of said casing having a circular opening to receive the cylindrical gudgeon J of the springroller (shown in dotted lines in Fig.1) and at the other end a slot to receive the angular-shaped gudgeon K, as shown in Fig. 3, by which provision the roller is permitted to rotate, while retaining its connection with said casing G.

In order to close the spaces that exist between the sides of the piece A and the side stiles of the window-frame, we employ the strips L, preferably of gauze or netting,which are folded and depend from the brackets M, the latter being secured to the side stiles of the window-frame. The lower ends of said strips are connected with the casing G, for which purpose the upper sides of the front and rear portions of said casing are bent or otherwise formed into the eyes N, each of which is adapted to receive one limb of the fork P, the other limb entering a hem or tube on the lower end of the strip L, it being evident that both ends of each strip are connected with the front and rear eyes of one end of the casing by a plurality of forks P, it being evident that the strips L are retained in position by the brackets M, the fork P, and the eyes N and that said strip may be readily disconnected from the casing by the withdrawal of the forks P and afterward reapplied and connected as before.- It will also be seen that the side portions of the piece A are located between the folded members of the strip L, and thus close any existing space between said piece and the side stiles of the window-frame. The brackets M have their vertical limbs slotted and connected with the side stiles of the window-frame by means of the screws Q, which are passed through said limbs, the washers R, and the pads S, of soft rubber or other pliable material, so that when the screws are tightened the pads are in contact with the side stiles and prevent scratching or abrasion of the latter in the vertical adjustment of the brackets. When thescrews are loosened, the brackets may be raised or lowered in order to tighten the strips L or slacken the same, and when the adjustment of the brackets is accomplished the screws are tightened and said brackets retained in their adjustable positionsin a firm and durable manner.

In order to connect the casing G with the side stiles of the window-frame, we employ the laterally-movable ears T, which have recesses U at the top, the walls of said recesses being adapted to engage with the pins or screws V on said side stiles, it being noticed that said ears T rise from the bottom or lower portion of the casing, leaving their upper ends free, and as they are preferably made of metal and integral with said casing they are elastic or resilient in their nature, so that they yield when introd uced between the side stiles of the window-frame, when the walls of the recesses U may engage with the pins V, the ears, owing to their resilient nature, then pressing firmly against said side stiles, and thus retaining the casing firmly in position. Should it be desired to remove the casing, the same is drawn out, when the ears clear themselves of the pins or screws V.

In order to adapt the casing to windows of various widths, the same is formed in sections which are fitted to each other telescopically, the effect of which is evident. In this case the end sections are providedwith eyes N and ears T, and said sections are fitted on the central or intermediate section so as to slide thereon, and the inner eyes N enter the tubes N on said intermediate or central section.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

1. In a window-screen, a closure or guard for the sides of said screen consisting of a strip of folded material, a casing on which said screen may be rolled, a connection on said casing with said strip and a verticallyadjustable supporting and tightening device for said closure from which the latter depends.

2. In a window-screen, a casing, a roller for the screen proper mounted on said casing, a closure or guard for the side of said screen, eyes on said casing and forks connected with said closure and guard and fitted in said eyes.

8. In a window-screen, a screen proper, and

a closure or guard for the side of the same having a vertically-adjustable support from which the same depends.

4:. In awindow-screen, a side closure or guard and a bracket therefor, said bracket being vertically adjustable, a screw for connecting said bracket in position, and a pad of pliable material interposed between said bracket and its place of connection.

5. In a window-screen, a screen proper, a roller therefor, a casing on which said roller is mounted and a laterally-movable resilient ear connected at one end with said casing and having its other end free and adapted to be connected with a window-frame.

6. In a window-screen, a casing, a roller for the screen proper mounted on said casing, the bottom of said casing being fiat, and a laterally-movable resilient ear integral with said casing, the same being adapted to be con nected with a window-frame.

7. In a window-screen, a casing, the same I .being formed of end and intermediate sections, eyes on the upper portions of the end sections and resilient ears on the sides thereof.

HENRY M. KREH. RICHMOND PARSONS. WVitnesses:

JOHN A. W IEDERSHEIM, S. R. CARR. 

